{"id":244847,"date":"2026-05-23T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/gurindervir-and-vishal-set-the-track-ablaze-with-national-records\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:50:14","slug":"gurindervir-and-vishal-set-the-track-ablaze-with-national-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/gurindervir-and-vishal-set-the-track-ablaze-with-national-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Gurindervir and Vishal set the track ablaze with national records"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gurindervir Singh and Vishal T.K. smashed the men\u2019s 100m and 400m National records respectively to set the track ablaze in the Federation athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tejaswin Shankar added more thrill to the historic evening by finishing his decathlon routine on a high and becoming the first Indian to score 8000-plus points while resetting the National record.<\/p>\n

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Gurindervir 10.09!! <\/p>\n

Fastest Indian of all time! pic.twitter.com\/mQix45As8i<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) May 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Gurindervir, who posted 10.17 while Animesh Kujur rewrote the National record with 10.15 in the semifinals a day ago<\/a>, renewed the rivalry with a strong start and putting his rivals under pressure.<\/p>\n

He thus became the first Indian to log a sub-10.10 time over the distance. Second-placed Kujur clocked 10.20.<\/p>\n

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I am just too good:<\/b> Vishal T.K. of Tamil Nadu celebrates after winning the men\u2019s 400m gold in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Satuday, 23 May 2026.
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Flashing a sheet of paper with \u2018Time is 10.10. Not finished yet\u2019 written on it, Gurindervir, who also qualified for the Commonwealth Games, said, \u201cPeople say a lot on social media. This is for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 400m semifinals, Vishal (45.27) along with Rajesh Ramesh (45.40) and Jay Kumar (45.47) had gone below Arokia Rajiv\u2019s 10-year-old meet record (45.47).<\/p>\n

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“Behind the scenes, we work hard that no one sees. They only (see) this race.”<\/p>\n

Hear him out \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n

Vishal TK, who became the first Indian to break the 45-second barrier in the 400m with a national record time of 44.98s, speaks his heart out \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf9: @jon_selvaraj<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/gB0FOB9TCE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sportstar (@sportstarweb) May 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

A day later, the lanky runner gave a confident performance to become the first Indian to record a sub-45 time (44.98) ahead of second-positioned Rajesh Ramesh (45.31). However, he missed the CWG qualifying mark (44.96) narrowly.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the race I fixed my mind. I knew I could run 44, but didn\u2019t tell anyone,\u201d said Vishal.<\/p>\n

Tejaswin\u2019s 8057 was good enough to earn him a CWG ticket.<\/p>\n

The results (finals): Men: 100m (CWG\u00a0Q mark 10.16):<\/b>\u00a01. Gurindervir Singh (Rel) 10.09 (NR, Old 10.15, Animesh Kujur, 2026), 2. Kujur (Odi) 10.20, 3. Pranav Gurav (Rel) 10.29.<\/p>\n

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New high:<\/b>\u00a0Tejaswin\u00a0Shankar preps his discus on way to breaching the 8000 point mark in decathlon event in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Satuday, 23 May 2026.
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400m (CWG\u00a0Q mark 44.96):<\/b>\u00a01. Vishal T.K. (TN) 44.98 (NR, Old 45.12, Vishal, 2025), 2. Rajesh Ramesh (TN) 45.31, 3. Jay Kumar (UP) 45.47.<\/p>\n

1500m (CWG\u00a0Q mark 3:30.82):<\/b>\u00a01. Sakir (Har) 3:45.01, 2. Ajay Kumar Saroj (UP) 3:45.96, 3. Sunil Dawar (MP) 3:46.42.<\/p>\n

Decathlon (CWG\u00a0Q mark 7787):<\/b>\u00a01. Tejaswin Shankar (Rel) 8057 (NR, Old 7947, Tejaswin, 2026), 2. Thowfeeq N. (NCOE Trivandrum) 7503, 3. Gokul K.R. (Navy) 7157.<\/p>\n

Women: 100m (CWG\u00a0Q mark 11.17):<\/b>\u00a01. Sudeshna Shivankar (Mah) 11.56s, 2. Giridharani Ravikumar (TN) 11.58, 3. Tamanna (Har) 11.62.<\/p>\n

400m (CWG\u00a0Q mark 51.36):<\/b>\u00a01. R. Vithya Ramraj (TN) 52.22, 2. Ansa Babu (AIP) 53.07, 3. Prachi (JSW) 53.26.<\/p>\n

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Krishna Jayasankar of Reliance won the women\u2019s shot put in the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026 at the Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Satuday, 23 May 2026.
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1500m (CWG Q mark 4:05.09):<\/b>\u00a01. Pooja (JSW) 4:11.34, 2. Ankita (Utk) 4:12.28, 3. Anju (Har) 4:21.26.<\/p>\n

Triple jump (CWG Q mark 14.25m):<\/b>\u00a01. Niharika Vashisht (Pun) 13.64m (MR, Old 13.57m, Anisha K. Vijayan, 2006), 2. Bhairabi Roy (Rly) 13.28m, 3. Mallala Anusha (AP) 13.28m.<\/p>\n

Shot put (CWG Q mark 17.62m):<\/b>\u00a01. Krishna Jayasankar (Rel) 17.35m, 2. Yogita (Har) 16.82m, 3. Shiksha (Rel) 16.61m.<\/p>\n

Pole vault (CWG Q mark 4.45m):<\/b>\u00a01. Baranica Elangovan (TN) 4.10m (MR, Old 4.06m, Krishna Rachan, 2019), 2. Nitika Akare (MP) 4.10m, 3. Krishna Rachan (Rly) 3.90m.<\/p>\n

Javelin (CWG Q mark 59.79m):<\/b>\u00a01. Shilpa Rani (Har) 56.46m, 2. Annu Rani (UP) 55.91m, 3. Rashmi K. (AP) 54.85m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published – May 23, 2026 09:54 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n